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connected to the wave of planning are a
universal metering initiative that'll precede
subsequent major improvements in water
capacity and quality. The metering is
intended to produce a 25-percent
reduction in usage and is scheduled to be
rolledout by the endof 2015.
Additionally, following a series of upgrades
that brought in-district sewer service to
2,000 homes, an ongoing $7 million
improvement project at the waste water
treatment plant will double its capacity and
enhance the potential for more local
d e v e l opment wh i l e a l l owi ng f o r
connections to 700 more existing homes in
subdivisions that had previously been
without service.
Funding via Infrastructure Canada's
“Building Canada Fund” is sought to offset
the $20 million cost, and Roycroft doesn't
at all expect that the latest series of
endeavors will be the last for a proactive
staff.
“Maybe we're small enough, but big
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
District of Lake Country
WHAT:
Municipality consisting of four wards –
Okanagan Centre, Carr's Landing, Oyama and
Winfield – that were home to 11,708 residents,
according to the 2011 federal census
WHERE:
Within the Okanagan Valley region of southern
British Columbia, north of the city of Kelowna and
south of the city of Vernon
WEBSITE:
www.OkanaganWay.ca
enough,” he said.
“Small enough to still care and across the
board want to make things happen, and big
enough to actually make them happen.
Everything rises and falls with leadership.
We've had a lot of people within our
organization and within this community
that are very dedicated to making good
things happen andmaking a difference.
“We've had some very strong champions.”
